Commentary for Gittin 96:13

אמר אביי לא צריכא אלא לרבי ישמעאל דאמר מדאורייתא בדניזק שיימינן קמ"ל מפני תיקון העולם שיימינן בדמזיק

— Abaye replied: This statement holds good only if we take the view of R. Ishmael who said that according to the Torah the assessment is made on the property of the claimant of damage;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., he can claim only property of the same quality as the best of his own, even if this is not equal to the best of the defendant's. ');">¹¹</span>

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